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A group of soldiers on horseback have been penned in by infantry, who aim their weapons at the encircled group. The light is concentrated on the grey horse in the foreground that rears up in panic. Its rider, with his elaborately plumed hat, must be the commander of the besieged forces.
Weier’s signature and the date 1645 are faintly visible beneath the sword of the man kneeling in the right foreground. This is one of two pictures of this date, which are the earliest evidence of Weier’s career as an artist.
Title
Cavalry attacked by Infantry
Date
1645
Medium
Oil on oak
Measurements
H 38.4 x W 60.2 cm
Accession number
NG1470
Acquisition method
Presented by Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks, 1896
Work type
Painting